homegrown
Why city planners need to add “recognition” to their lexicon
Neighbourhoods such as Paraisópolis in Sao Paulo, Cazuca in Bogota, or Dharavi in Mumbai are generically referred to as slums, even though they represent a more nuanced reality to their inhabitants. (The Hindu 20.07.19)
My colleague, Shyam, who helped me understand the diverse landscape that is Dharavi.
dharavi / Dharavi Redevelopment Plan / urban development
Developing the Developed
An Insight into Dharavi and the Dharavi Redevelopment Project (DRP)
homegrown / tokyo / urbanism
Learning from Tokyo
What the world’s largest city can teach us about local development (The Hindu 16.02.2019)
When the regulatory framework and financial plan shapes our cities. Which box do you live it?
planning / urban development / Urban Planning
Spreadsheet urbanism
How we locked ourselves in a box (The Hindu 02.02.19)
architecture / dharavi / koliwada
Doors of Koliwada
Exploring the visual anatomy of Dharavi's fishing village
The Cyborg
artificialintelligence / collectiveintelligence / cyborg
Hacking the Cyborg
Can collective intelligence save us from self-destruction? (The Hindu 06.01.2019)
participatory planning
Delta V: Neighbourhood project
This innovative plan for a new neighbourhood in the town of Versoix in Geneva will be presented at the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel (S AM).
Koli Jamat Community Hall
architecture / collectiveintelligence / design
The Making of the Koli Jamat Community Hall
urbz was involved in the design of a new community building in Dharavi.
collectiveintelligence / deltaV / participation
Delta V: Le plan intermédiaire
Le 11 juin 2018, urbz présente ses travaux sur la forme du futur quartier Lachenal-Dégallier (dit Delta V) aux habitants de Versoix. Un résumé en texte et image.
dharavi / economy / education
"Without travel and fun, what is the point of all this hard work?"
Tvisha is a school teacher from Dharavi who talks about the difference in private and public education in Dharavi, and her experience living there.*